Pope Leo prays at Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade
- Posted on April 19, 2026
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Pope Leo prays at Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday recalled the “sorrow and great suffering” Angolans endured for centuries, as the American pope prayed at a Catholic shrine located at the site of an important hub of the African slave trade during Portugal’s colonial …